I Can See Your Voice (British game show)

British television game show

For the most recent season, see I Can See Your Voice (British game show) series 2.

I Can See Your Voice

Genre| Game show
Based on| I Can See Your Voice
by CJ ENM
Written by| David Reilly
Directed by|

* Meyrick Cook
* Julia Knowles
* Sam Nutt
* Peter Oliver

Creative director| Elizabeth Honan
Presented by| Paddy McGuinness
Starring|

* Alison Hammond
* Jimmy Carr
* Amanda Holden

Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 2
No. of episodes|

* Regular: 16
* Special: 1
* Overall: 17

Production
Executive producers|

* Rachel Ashdown
* Amelia Brown
* Louise Hutchinson
* Tom O'Brien

Producers|

* Hally Booth
* Meyrick Cook
* Phoebe Janner
* Sarah Mittell
* Sam Nutt
* Peter Oliver

Editors|

* Alistair Knapp
* Chris Lewis
* Matthew Pratt

Camera setup| Multi-camera
Production companies|

* Naked (2021)
* Thames

Original release
Network| BBC One
Release| 10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) –
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
Related
I Can See Your Voice franchise

I Can See Your Voice is a British television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme of the same title. It first aired on BBC One on 10 April 2021.[1][2]

## Gameplay

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### Format

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Presented with a group of six "mystery singers", a guest artist and a group of two contestants must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of four rounds. At the end of a game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists.[3]

If the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestants win £10,000; this is also applied to the winning bad singer selected by them.

### Rounds

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#### Visual round

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* First Impressions

s1: The guest artist and contestants are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.

#### Lip sync round

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* Lip Sync Challenge

s1–2: Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else.

#### Evidence rounds

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* Unlock my Life

s1–2: The guest artist and contestants are presented with a video package chronicling the daily lives by one of the mystery singers.

* Home Truths

s2: The guest artist and contestants "tour" one of the remaining mystery singer's homes for clues (which may include red herrings) for 60 seconds.

#### Interrogation round

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* Interrogation

s1–2: The guest artist and contestants must choose one mystery singer to question with. The host is given a list of 15 questions shown on the screen and the artist can ask any of 15 questions within the 30 second time limit.

## Production

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A local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in the United Kingdom was first mentioned, as per press release by CJ ENM at the time of its ongoing (South Korean) sixth season in March 2019;[4] this was subsequently confirmed by the BBC in July 2020,[5] with Fremantle's units Naked and Thames, co-assigning on production duties.[6][7]

## Broadcast history

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I Can See Your Voice debuted on 10 April 2021,[1][2] with filming taking place at The Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent. At the time of filming during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety protocols are also implemented.[8] Being as part of its first series, Leona Lewis and contestant Gabby Logan played in a holiday special that concluded on the Christmas Eve of 2021.[9][10] Two weeks before first series finale, the BBC has already renewed the show for a second series,[11][12] which premiered on 15 October 2022.[13][14]

In February 2023, the BBC formally announced to discontinue the show after airing two series.[15][16]

### Children in Need mini-segment

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During the 42nd appeal show of the Children in Need charity broadcast held at Dock10 in Salford, Greater Manchester on 19 November 2021,[17] a mini-segment of I Can See Your Voice featured newsreader Kate Silverton, Final Score host Jason Mohammad, and BBC Breakfast presenter (also bad singer) Mike Bushell portraying as mystery singers.[18][19]

## Series overview

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Series| Episodes| Originally released| Good singers| Bad singers

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First released| Last released
1| 8| 10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)| 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)| 6| 2
2| 8| 15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)| 24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)| 4| 4
Special| 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)| 1| 0

## Episodes

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### Series 1 (2021)

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Main article: I Can See Your Voice (British game show) series 1

List of series 1 episodesNo.
overall| No. in
series| Guest artist(s)| Player order[a]| Contestants| Original release date| U.K. viewers
(millions)| U.K. share
(national)

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1| 1| Danny Jones (McFly)| 1| Lee and John[2]| 10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)| 3.29[20]| 17%[21]
2| 2| Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud)| 2| Jen and Nadine[22]| 17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)| 3.822[23]| 22.3%[24]
3| 3| Ronan Keating (Boyzone)[b]| 3| Saaj and Sash[26]| 24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)| 3.578[27]| 23.6%[28]
4| 4| Fleur East| 4| Anton and Duban| 1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)| 3.436[29]| 21.7%[30]
5| 5| Louise Redknapp (Eternal)| 5| Billy and Leanne Murphy[31]| 8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)| 3.538[32]| 20.5%[33]
6| 6| Heather Small (M People)| 6| Kristen and Caitlin[34]| 15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)| 4.8[35]| 27.8%[36]
7| 7| Alexandra Burke| 7| Daniel and Joe| 22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)| 3.84[37]| 26%[38]
8| 8| Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)| 8| Sophie Carrigill and Josh Landmann| 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)| NR[39]| NR[40]

### Series 2 (2022)

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Main article: I Can See Your Voice (British game show) series 2

List of series 2 episodesNo.
overall| No. in
series| Guest artist(s)| Player order[a]| Contestants| Original release date| U.K. viewers
(millions)| U.K. share
(national)

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9| 1| Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)| 10| Glenda and Paul| 15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)| NR[41]| NR[42]
10| 2| Alexandra Burke| —| Charlie and Dexter| 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)| 3.015[43]| 18.8%[44]
11| 3| Becky Hill| 11| Heather and Kaveh| 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)| 4.57[45]| 24.6%[46]
12| 4| Lulu| 12| Haloo and Zanist| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)| 3.788[47]| 26.4%[48]
13| 5| Claire Richards (Steps)| 13| Essylne and Nkechi| 26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)| 3.652[49]| 19.8%[50]
14| 6| Andy Bell (Erasure)| 14| Dominique and Tahiela| 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)| 2.71[51]| 19.1%[52]
15| 7| Simon Webbe (Blue)| 15| Tracy and Michelle| 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)| NR[53]| NR[54]
16| 8| Layton Williams| 16| Maryanne and Chloe| 24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)| NR[55]| NR

### Special

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No.| Title| Guest artist(s)| Player order[a]| Contestants| Original release date| U.K. viewers
(millions)| U.K. share
(national)

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1| "Holiday special"| Leona Lewis| 9| Gabby Logan and Dev| 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)| NR[56]| NR

## Accolades

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Event  | Year[c] | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref(s)

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BAFTA Awards | 2022 | Best Entertainment Performance | Alison Hammond  | Nominated  | [57]
Entertainment Daily Awards | 2022  | Favourite Entertainment Show  | I Can See Your Voice | Nominated  | [58]
National Television Awards | 2022 | Best TV Presenter  | Paddy McGuiness  | Longlisted  | [59]
The Sir Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award  | I Can See Your Voice | Longlisted
TVTimes Awards | 2021  | Favourite Entertainment Show  | I Can See Your Voice | Nominated  | [60]
TRIC Awards | 2022  | Best Reality TV Programme  | I Can See Your Voice | Longlisted  | [61][62]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c This refers to the guest artist(s) that have played in according only to their first game(s); returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers, with their names displaying in italics) did not count.
2. ^ These are the list of foreign guest artist(s) having played for the show:
* Ireland — Ronan Keating (of Boyzone) (s1 ep. 3)[25]
3. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony

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## External links

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* I Can See Your Voice at BBC Online
* I Can See Your Voice at IMDb
* I Can See Your Voice at UKGameshows.com

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Official adaptations|

| Americas|

* Canada (French)
* 1
* 2
* Mexico
* United States
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* Uruguay

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Asia and Oceania|

* Cambodia
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* China
* Indonesia
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* Iran
* 1
* 2
* 3
* eps
* Malaysia (Chinese)
* 1
* 2
* Malaysia (Malay)
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* Philippines
* eps
* 1: list
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* Singapore
* South Korea
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* Thailand
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* Vietnam
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

Europe|

* Belgium (Dutch)
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* Bulgaria
* 1
* 2
* Croatia
* 1
* 2
* Estonia
* eps
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* Finland
* France
* 1
* 2
* Georgia
* eps
* 1
* 2
* Germany
* 1
* 2
* 3
* Hungary
* 1
* 2
* Israel
* 1
* 2
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* 1
* 2
* United Kingdom
* 1
* 2

Unofficial adaptation|

* Catch Me If You Can (Russia)
* 1
* 2

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